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so, jim, seven states tharks is one busy day for romney and ryan. did they generate any momentum today; do you think? >> we're going to have to wait and see, don. if you look at those battleground state polls that have come out in recent days, it doesn't appear that that surge of momentum may have stalled with the arrival of super storm sandy. we'll just have to wait and see on election day, don. if you wait and look at all of these battleground states, it is very cloesz when it comes to the president and mitt romney. we are leaving now and on our way to a rally in englewood, colorado. it will be his final stop here in this battleground state. and, also, john, his final western stop of campaign 2012. we've been hearing him talk nostalgically all day long. he was talking about the long days and the short nights and how his campaign is almost there. it's almost until election day. but really, what he's been doing is delivering his closing argument. talking about what he calls real change for the country. he's been seizing that unemployment data saying
so, jim, seven states tharks is one busy day for romney and ryan. did they generate any momentum today; do you think? >> we're going to have to wait and see, don. if you look at those battleground state polls that have come out in recent days, it doesn't appear that that surge of momentum may have stalled with the arrival of super storm sandy. we'll just have to wait and see on election day, don. if you wait and look at all of these battleground states, it is very cloesz when it comes to...
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five days until election day. mitt romney says he can take the nation on a different course. he wants your vote next tuesday. the final stop here in new hampshire, eve of election day and four electoral votes up for grabs there. mitt romney there. >>> we are getting news in here and situation in toms river, new jersey. we're going to hear from michael holmes with the mayor there after the break. concentrated broth in easy to use packets. mix it into skillet dishes, for an instant dose of... hell-o! [ female announcer ] get recipes at flavorboost.com. hell-o! can your hearing aid do this? lyric can. lyric can. lyric can. lyric by phonak is the world's only 24/7, 100% invisible hearing device. it's tiny. but that might be the least revolutionary thing about lyric. lyric can be worn 24/7 for up to four months, without battery changes. call 1-800-511-3035 for a risk-free trial. cookie: there's absolutely no way anyone can see it even if they get right up to my ear. michael: wake up, go to sleep...showering, running, all your activities. lyric can also give you exceptionally clear
five days until election day. mitt romney says he can take the nation on a different course. he wants your vote next tuesday. the final stop here in new hampshire, eve of election day and four electoral votes up for grabs there. mitt romney there. >>> we are getting news in here and situation in toms river, new jersey. we're going to hear from michael holmes with the mayor there after the break. concentrated broth in easy to use packets. mix it into skillet dishes, for an instant dose...
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governor romney is going to spend his day campaigning in virginia. the first stop for the president is in green bay, moments from now. we're keeping a live eye on that event. we'll bring it to you, as well. brianna keilar is waiting for the president. it looks chilly in wisconsin. i've got to ask you, off the top, a very serious question about how this president is going to segue from what he has been doing the last three days, which has been in emergency mode, into a stump speech. >> reporter: you know, i think we may have gotten a preview of that, actually, ashleigh, because we did hear from charles woodson, a safety from the green bay packers, a popular person here. and he was making the case for the government providing services or assistance for people, and then he was saying that he was raised by a single mother, and that the government stepped in to bridge the gap in between jobs for her and the family, just as he said, the federal government is doing on the east coast. with the storm. and then he pledged some money to the red cross for that.
governor romney is going to spend his day campaigning in virginia. the first stop for the president is in green bay, moments from now. we're keeping a live eye on that event. we'll bring it to you, as well. brianna keilar is waiting for the president. it looks chilly in wisconsin. i've got to ask you, off the top, a very serious question about how this president is going to segue from what he has been doing the last three days, which has been in emergency mode, into a stump speech. >>...
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but could mitt romney really make a run in these final three days? because it looks like the majority of people you spoke to in that piece are big advocates, big supporters of romney. >> reporter: well that is when you talk about mitt romney, they overwhelmingly backed santorum, but it seems that they moved into that romney camp, largely because they will oppose obama strongly on the same-sex marriage, and funding for contraception. now the religious vote, when you talk about catholic voters in dubuque, they were not traditionally in the vote, they seem to be split more because how outspoken the president has been on those social issues and health care reform. i will tell you that neither of the groups we have talked to have been thrilled, necessarily, with their choices right now. and i think that is something that is very important, the enthusiasm, to get out to the polls, don was saying that every single vote counts in ohio and here. you need that enthusiasm, and we're not necessarily feeling that in iowa, fred. >> all right, poppy harlow, in dubu
but could mitt romney really make a run in these final three days? because it looks like the majority of people you spoke to in that piece are big advocates, big supporters of romney. >> reporter: well that is when you talk about mitt romney, they overwhelmingly backed santorum, but it seems that they moved into that romney camp, largely because they will oppose obama strongly on the same-sex marriage, and funding for contraception. now the religious vote, when you talk about catholic...
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romney started his day in iowa, the president will end his day tomorrow in iowa. take a look at this from wmur, this is once again, dead even in new hampshire. the president started in new hampshire today, mitt romney is going to end his campaign in new hampshire. >> and paul ryan is leeding in minnesota, why? >> paul ryan in minnesota today and i covered him in pennsylvania yesterday, when he had a rally there, minnesota and pennsylvania who were thought to be safe obama. but they're tightening up. the romney campaign thinks maybe they can expand the map. you've got paul ryan going to pennsylvania. we'll find out on tuesday which side of right. >> all right, paul steinhauser. thank you for being her. >>> the victims of hurricane sandy, you can bet that the election is not top in their minds. but there are plenty of determined voters. national correspondent susan candiotti is very hard hit. what measures are being taken to try and make sure that people there are able to vote? >> well, the first thing i can tell you, fred is that more than 143,000 people just in th
romney started his day in iowa, the president will end his day tomorrow in iowa. take a look at this from wmur, this is once again, dead even in new hampshire. the president started in new hampshire today, mitt romney is going to end his campaign in new hampshire. >> and paul ryan is leeding in minnesota, why? >> paul ryan in minnesota today and i covered him in pennsylvania yesterday, when he had a rally there, minnesota and pennsylvania who were thought to be safe obama. but...
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barack obama has a 50%, a 46% margin over mitt romney -- they both have spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on the calendar. >>> critical information for millions of people to know, as hurricane sandy approaches the northeast, josh levs with the hurricane details as they come in. >> new information coming in by the minute. in just a matter of minutes, let me tell you what we're getting there right now. you're seeing our team of country throughout the country. we're gathering new information, including changes at the new york stock exchange, let me also tell you the new information we're getting from other states throughout the region, including great information. new information on massachusetts, let me tell you a little bit about that. one of the many places that's had to close schools is boston. we're looking at more than two million young people that will not have school in the coming days. also another thing to know going into duvall patrick, massachusetts did face some criticism in the wake of the previous storm. the states are trying to do absolutely everything the
barack obama has a 50%, a 46% margin over mitt romney -- they both have spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on the calendar. >>> critical information for millions of people to know, as hurricane sandy approaches the northeast, josh levs with the hurricane details as they come in. >> new information coming in by the minute. in just a matter of minutes, let me tell you what we're getting there right now. you're seeing our team of country throughout the country....
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paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day one. when i'm elected the economy and american jobs will still be stagnant, but i won't waste any time complaining about my predecessor. >> this was the second of four events romney had scheduled for today. next up for the republican candidate is pennsylvania. so america has 50 states, but it's the key battleground state where is the race just might be decided come tuesday. right now cnn estimates that nine states shown here on the make or break states. president obama or 34mitt romne to wing the who is. there's to the all important state of ohio with 18 electoral votes. virginia is one of those key battleground states as well. it's a state that favored barack obama back in 2008, but now the state's electoral votes are very much up for grabs. joining us from bluemont, virginia. virginia jones, what is on the minds of people there in virginia other than that pumpkin smashing you have been seeing all day at great country farms? >> that's right, fredericka, we have been here watching people d
paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day one. when i'm elected the economy and american jobs will still be stagnant, but i won't waste any time complaining about my predecessor. >> this was the second of four events romney had scheduled for today. next up for the republican candidate is pennsylvania. so america has 50 states, but it's the key battleground state where is the race just might be decided come tuesday. right now cnn estimates that nine states shown here on...
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>> ohio is still a goal for mitt romney. his campaign is confident that they are gaining ground there and that despite the polls showing the president having a slight edge there, they can win it. you've seen really good rallies for him there this weekend, good turnout, but he's still going to virginia where he really feels he needs to shore up support and hold off president obama. they're feeling better about florida, but remember, there is a whole other handful of states with iowa, colorado and new hampshire that they need to worry about as well. with a 48-45 race, both are confident but both are nervous. >> it seems there was an argument made by both camps that there were an awful lot of undecideds two days now before election day. is that the case? >> that's not what the polls show, but of course, there is a big argument that we're going to be having a real debate about the integrity of these polls. a lot of the republicans think the samples are heavilying d i g democratic, that they're not using right polli ining models,
>> ohio is still a goal for mitt romney. his campaign is confident that they are gaining ground there and that despite the polls showing the president having a slight edge there, they can win it. you've seen really good rallies for him there this weekend, good turnout, but he's still going to virginia where he really feels he needs to shore up support and hold off president obama. they're feeling better about florida, but remember, there is a whole other handful of states with iowa,...
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, mitt romney on the campaign trail all day long with jeb bush and marco rubio, and i talked to a top romney adviser about whether or not the gop noom nominee is concerned or trouble with the president out with chris christie. one word from the romney campaign and that's none. speaking of mitt romney, it looks like he's coming out on stage now so i'll throw it back to. >> he is walking up on the stage right now, waving to the crowd, jim. let's listen in as the governor takes to the podium and listen to how the tone may have changed as jim acosta was reporting. perhaps no negative attacks in that respect and governor bush did suggest as jim acosta just said that state and local response to this disaster is what really matters. let's see if the governor has anything further to add to that or if he talks at all about this disaster that we have been covering. obviously, that is very positive campaign rally as you can see from his supporters. listen. make no mistake. he and the campaign know what's happening across the country. >> thank you so much. thank you. [ chanting ] well, we got all
, mitt romney on the campaign trail all day long with jeb bush and marco rubio, and i talked to a top romney adviser about whether or not the gop noom nominee is concerned or trouble with the president out with chris christie. one word from the romney campaign and that's none. speaking of mitt romney, it looks like he's coming out on stage now so i'll throw it back to. >> he is walking up on the stage right now, waving to the crowd, jim. let's listen in as the governor takes to the podium...
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ten days from now. election day. mitt romney and the president are campaigning at opposite ends of the east coast right now. romney is hitting several cities in florida, including pensacola this hour. and later today, in kissimmee. and the land o lakes area. president obama will be in nashua, new hampshire, this afternoon. singer james taylor will be making an appearance on behalf of the president in new hampshire. both campaigns had to scrub some of their events scheduled because of hurricane sandy. paul steinhauser is live in pensacola, florida, where mitt romney is holding a rally later on this hour. just how much of an impact has this hurricane had on the travel plans of the president and candidate romney? >> it's definitely having an impact, fred, no doubt about it. today's reallies in florida are on for mitt romney but he's canceled one tomorrow in virginia beach, virginia. the same thing, jn, the vice president had a rally today planned for virginia beach that's been called. into the weekend and next week you
ten days from now. election day. mitt romney and the president are campaigning at opposite ends of the east coast right now. romney is hitting several cities in florida, including pensacola this hour. and later today, in kissimmee. and the land o lakes area. president obama will be in nashua, new hampshire, this afternoon. singer james taylor will be making an appearance on behalf of the president in new hampshire. both campaigns had to scrub some of their events scheduled because of hurricane...
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the last few days before the election. i think he'd rather be talking about the economy and rather to does ed kused on the states to shore up. that would be leading national news. it's smart for just us to be talking about it right now but not smart for him to be going in to that conversation and about paul ryan's budget, paul ryan did not advocate cutting fema in the 2011 budget according to the mitt romney campaign. just as a fact check that. >> look at the reports, though. he cut state aid, ron, and that's where fema would be and -- >> i'm just saying that the record states it very clearly. >> well -- >> and not like paul ryan's a big fema supporter. >> exactly. >> president obama right now is meeting with fema. i'm going to let you button it up, maria, for fairness sake. button it up quickly for me going to break. >> this magnifies the difference between the visions of these two candidates, carol, and that's whether you want a streamlined, mean, efficient government that can work for the people as opposed to a candidat
the last few days before the election. i think he'd rather be talking about the economy and rather to does ed kused on the states to shore up. that would be leading national news. it's smart for just us to be talking about it right now but not smart for him to be going in to that conversation and about paul ryan's budget, paul ryan did not advocate cutting fema in the 2011 budget according to the mitt romney campaign. just as a fact check that. >> look at the reports, though. he cut state...
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however, voters can register to vote on election day and vote. so president obama really at this point trying to energize people, trying to get out the vote, and the obama campaign feels that even though this was a strong state for mitt romney during the republican primaries, that they have a leg up here because they have 24 campaign offices to romney's 9. certainly, he's looking toward election day, and this is some place as well that we'll see vice president biden visiting on monday as well. >> so it also seemed as though the president spent a lot less time talking about romney, and spent a lot more time talking about his accomplishments including ending the war in iraq and going after osama bin laden, and spelling out his plan for the next four years. where is his next stop and is this kind of the new speech that is being unfurled here by the president to spend more time on how he sees the next four years and to remind people of what he has done in the last four? >> you know, he did talk about those things, and i also noticed, fred, that he wa
however, voters can register to vote on election day and vote. so president obama really at this point trying to energize people, trying to get out the vote, and the obama campaign feels that even though this was a strong state for mitt romney during the republican primaries, that they have a leg up here because they have 24 campaign offices to romney's 9. certainly, he's looking toward election day, and this is some place as well that we'll see vice president biden visiting on monday as well....
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president obama will stay off the campaign trail for another day. he will, instead, tour storm damage in new jersey. mitt romney is campaigning, but sensitively. it's less than a week before the election. how do candidates balance politics in the face of disaster? during a natural disaster. joining us now is thomas whalen, history professor at boston university, also offering commentary on the current campaign. thank you so much for being with us, thomas. >> my pleasure. >> there is a real danger p in how a president handles a natural disaster because it can sink a presidency, right? >> it could, potentially. what you're really talking about here is the political narrative people have about a particular candidate or president. a natural disaster, at least how presidents respond to them basically can reinforce or under d undermine that narrative. in the case of george w. bush in 2006 with hurricane katrina, he campaigned as basically a compassionate conservative. but his actions during the whole katrina mess proved that he was otherwise. >> because y
president obama will stay off the campaign trail for another day. he will, instead, tour storm damage in new jersey. mitt romney is campaigning, but sensitively. it's less than a week before the election. how do candidates balance politics in the face of disaster? during a natural disaster. joining us now is thomas whalen, history professor at boston university, also offering commentary on the current campaign. thank you so much for being with us, thomas. >> my pleasure. >> there is...
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election just five days away. candidates are shifting back now to campaign mode. president obama, he held a rally in green bay, wisconsin. that was just a short time ago. now he is headed to vegas and on to denver. mitt romney, he is at railly with supporters in roanoke, virginia, and he has two other stops in that battleground state today. both the president and romney express concern for those now struggling from that storm, but they also renewed their attacks. take a listen. >> a lot of people lost their lives. a lot of families in the devastated, a lot of homes have been lost and property lost and our hearts go out to the people who are suffering. i know that the boem folks are chanting four more years, four more years, but our chant is this. five more days. >> no democrats or republicans during a storm. there are just fellow americans. leaders of different parties working to fix what's broken. neighbors helping neighbors cope with tragedy and a spirit that says in the end we're all in this together. we rise o
election just five days away. candidates are shifting back now to campaign mode. president obama, he held a rally in green bay, wisconsin. that was just a short time ago. now he is headed to vegas and on to denver. mitt romney, he is at railly with supporters in roanoke, virginia, and he has two other stops in that battleground state today. both the president and romney express concern for those now struggling from that storm, but they also renewed their attacks. take a listen. >> a lot...
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but carol, all day yesterday, as you mentioned, mitt romney did tone things down. he did not attack the president directly once. he simply tried to weave in his pitch for change in washington. and to basically tone down -- really just talking about how the economy might improve under a romney administration. so perhaps we'll see a little bit of that today. but perhaps also some more of the rhetoric that we were accustomed to before the storm struck. he's going to be in virginia throughout the day today, a few stops in virginia and tomorrow wisconsin and ohio. and as you know, carol, the days are starting tick now, starting to wind down as we get close to election day. it's going to be a very, very hectic schedule. carol? >> i can only imagine. let's head to brianna keilar. president obama with storm damage yesterday with the new jersey governor and romney surrogate, chris christie. it was sort of a love fest. will obama try to squeeze some political mileage out of that in wisconsin today? >> reporter: well, if you ask the campaign that, carol, they would tell you a
but carol, all day yesterday, as you mentioned, mitt romney did tone things down. he did not attack the president directly once. he simply tried to weave in his pitch for change in washington. and to basically tone down -- really just talking about how the economy might improve under a romney administration. so perhaps we'll see a little bit of that today. but perhaps also some more of the rhetoric that we were accustomed to before the storm struck. he's going to be in virginia throughout the...
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it says, two days. two days is what's left before the election in america. the two candidates and their camps are all over america today. president obama a at functions from new hampshire to colorado, while mitt romney is keeping his attention focused on states further east. they're working late, too. one of the president's events is at 10:30 tonight in aurora, colorado. that is mitt romney and his wife ann at an energetic gop rally this afternoon. that's in cleveland, ohio. he told supporters a slogan used by the president four years ago better applies to him this time around. >> if you believe we can do better, if you believe america should be on a better course or if you're tired of being tired, then i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day one. when i'm elected, the economy and american jobs will still be stagnant, but i won't waste any time complaining about my predecessor. >> so that was cleveland, ohio. but mitt romney is now in pennsylvania. i told you they were busy. he wraps up the day with an ap
it says, two days. two days is what's left before the election in america. the two candidates and their camps are all over america today. president obama a at functions from new hampshire to colorado, while mitt romney is keeping his attention focused on states further east. they're working late, too. one of the president's events is at 10:30 tonight in aurora, colorado. that is mitt romney and his wife ann at an energetic gop rally this afternoon. that's in cleveland, ohio. he told supporters...
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would really love to have in his column ten days from now. everybody would love to have every single state in their column. so why is virginia -- first of all, how are you doing? why is virginia so important to the election? >> reporter: i'm doing great, we'll talk to students at washington university in just a bit. virginia is one of the three big swing states, florida, virginia, ohio, the path of the battleground bus that we have been on. virginia is fascinating, because president obama was the first democrat to win it since lyndon johnson, in 1964. the population is growing, more diverse now. now the population growth, frankly well to the north of virginia was to his benefit in 2008. right now, the economy here in virginia, pretty good compared to the rest of the country, 8% national. so this is a place democrats hope they could win again. it is tight, they have a very competitive senate race. every vote counts. it is really about the ground game. >> they were going after every single demographic that they can get. young people, old people
would really love to have in his column ten days from now. everybody would love to have every single state in their column. so why is virginia -- first of all, how are you doing? why is virginia so important to the election? >> reporter: i'm doing great, we'll talk to students at washington university in just a bit. virginia is one of the three big swing states, florida, virginia, ohio, the path of the battleground bus that we have been on. virginia is fascinating, because president obama...
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ann romney sat down with us just days before the big event. is there one thing he needs to do to break through? >> you know, i would love it, personally, just for people to tune in and just watch. because, you know, there's been so many other opinions and commentary and everything else, let's just see him, let's just see who he is, let's just see what he thinks and what he feels. for me, that's the important thing that must come through. >> it's not eeszy for romney to do that so he follows a few debate routines. >> as soon as he gets on stage, the first thing he does is he takes off his watch and puts it on the podium. but then he writes "dad" on a piece of paper. and that's amazing because he loves his dad, respects his dad, doesn't want to do anything that would not make his father proud. then he looks in the audience, and he finds me. he has to find where i am. he needs just that connection. and almost after every answer that he gives, he'll find me in the audience to see, was that? was that okay? >> what do you do? >> good. good. >> what
ann romney sat down with us just days before the big event. is there one thing he needs to do to break through? >> you know, i would love it, personally, just for people to tune in and just watch. because, you know, there's been so many other opinions and commentary and everything else, let's just see him, let's just see who he is, let's just see what he thinks and what he feels. for me, that's the important thing that must come through. >> it's not eeszy for romney to do that so he...
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the romney people are saying, so what, these are people coming out to the polls on election day, anyway. they're voting early. that's not the same as lining up other people who still need to be slightly persuaded a little bit more and get them to come out. so they say none of that matters. >> can i talk to you about weather real quick? you're there in washington. you'll definitely be impacted by the weather with hurricane sandy. for our fellow ohioans, when we hear chad meyers talk about the potential feet of snow because of the cold front that will be hovering over ohio, is there big concerns that's going to impact election day? >> i think it's too soon to know by election day. it's certainly going to impact the next few days. they expect it to be rather cool, in the 40s, high in the 40s by wednesday. i'm sure that will affect early voting, at least. >> steven kopf, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> washington d.c. when it comes to hurricane sandy. schools there will be shut down ahead of the storm. we'll find out what else in the area might be impacted by hurricane sandy. imimaga
the romney people are saying, so what, these are people coming out to the polls on election day, anyway. they're voting early. that's not the same as lining up other people who still need to be slightly persuaded a little bit more and get them to come out. so they say none of that matters. >> can i talk to you about weather real quick? you're there in washington. you'll definitely be impacted by the weather with hurricane sandy. for our fellow ohioans, when we hear chad meyers talk about...
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one day there's good news. one day there is bad news. and the job losses in the green bay area is very bad news because those are very good jobs. that, of course, would lend to folks voting for mitt romney because their livelihood is directly attached to defense spending. that will translate, however, across the state. ali? >> ted, thank you. to cnn's kyung lah in colorado. unemployment there at 8%, just a little bit above the national average. will it come down to jobs for colorado voters? >> reporter: absolutely. you have it absolutely right, ali. it is about jobs. it is about how have people been personally affected by a job loss either within their own families or among friends? here in this very key swing state we've gone down to the counties, we've talked to the key demographics and we talked to the women. suburban women here are critical for either party in order to grab those states. we talked to women and they say this is about job security. who is it going to be in white house who will make sure that over the next four years my
one day there's good news. one day there is bad news. and the job losses in the green bay area is very bad news because those are very good jobs. that, of course, would lend to folks voting for mitt romney because their livelihood is directly attached to defense spending. that will translate, however, across the state. ali? >> ted, thank you. to cnn's kyung lah in colorado. unemployment there at 8%, just a little bit above the national average. will it come down to jobs for colorado...
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but can romney overcome a two or three-point obama lead on election day? yes. is it difficult? absolutely. you're in a critical area. in columbus, the president needs the union government workers, the african-americans in that city. governor romney has to do better in the suburbs than john mccain did. in cleveland, the president gets a huge boost from the democrats, minority voters and cuyahoga county, like county, the suburbs, key battleground there. i'm back here in the cincinnati area, like to retrace steps from prior campaigns. when you came here late in 2004, you could tell the scene was out of the kerry campaign and the george w. bush was starting to take off. four years ago, hamilton county, normally republican, has to be republican for romney to win. when you came here four years ago, no doubt mccain campaign was on life support and the president carried this county four years ago. so in going around this morning, i can tell you this, both sides are working extra hard, the obama campaign concedes the romney campaign is doing much better than the mccain campaign. governo
but can romney overcome a two or three-point obama lead on election day? yes. is it difficult? absolutely. you're in a critical area. in columbus, the president needs the union government workers, the african-americans in that city. governor romney has to do better in the suburbs than john mccain did. in cleveland, the president gets a huge boost from the democrats, minority voters and cuyahoga county, like county, the suburbs, key battleground there. i'm back here in the cincinnati area, like...
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record. >> mitt romney made $20 million in 2010 but paid only 14% in taxes. >> in the final days, president obama is making a closing argument that's part jab -- >> i think it's called romnesia. >> part promise. >> i will spend every waking hour trying to make your lives a little bit better. >> i'm counting on you -- >> leaving the two men in a close race to the finish with a tiny margin of undecided voters likely to make all the difference. ultimately, it will be up to voters and historians to assess the president's term in office. among his accomplishments, the killing of osama bin laden, the passage of landmark but controversial health care reform, the restructuring of the american auto industry, averting a great depression and keeping his promise to withdraw from iraq. >> the last 3 1/2 years will probably be viewed as one of the most tumultuous periods in american history. and having that steady hand that the president has, i think has really benefited our country. >> on the other side of the ledger, millions of americans still unemployed. millions of homes still under water, a balloon
record. >> mitt romney made $20 million in 2010 but paid only 14% in taxes. >> in the final days, president obama is making a closing argument that's part jab -- >> i think it's called romnesia. >> part promise. >> i will spend every waking hour trying to make your lives a little bit better. >> i'm counting on you -- >> leaving the two men in a close race to the finish with a tiny margin of undecided voters likely to make all the difference. ultimately,...
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. >> as we said, we're awaiting romney's appearance in coral gables, florida. he'll have another event in jacksonville later tonight. three scheduled stops tomorrow and on swing state, virginia. president obama resumes campaigning tomorrow, just five days before the election with appearances in green bay, wisconsin, boulder, colorado, and las vegas. unchartered waters of the two campaigns, no doubt about it. the same for election officials in some of the areas that are hit by sandy. joe johns is with us now from washington. do we have, joe, any idea, six days out, of the potential disruptions we could see on election day? >> reporter: we're at least beginning to get an outline of it, but we just won't be sure until we get to election day. we have been paying a lot of attention to the battleground states, virginia, pennsylvania, and north carolina, all in the past, if you will, of the storm. the issues are about whether early voting is affected and then what is going to happen on election day. okay, starting with pennsylvania, there is no early in person voting
. >> as we said, we're awaiting romney's appearance in coral gables, florida. he'll have another event in jacksonville later tonight. three scheduled stops tomorrow and on swing state, virginia. president obama resumes campaigning tomorrow, just five days before the election with appearances in green bay, wisconsin, boulder, colorado, and las vegas. unchartered waters of the two campaigns, no doubt about it. the same for election officials in some of the areas that are hit by sandy. joe...
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romney told the crowd he is going to work for day one to get americans back to work. he blamed the president's policies for the state of the economy. he said a president has failed to deliver on the promises he made four years ago, like his promise to reach across the aisle and work with republicans. >> instead of bridging the divide he has made it wider. in part it's because he never worked across the aisle before. never understood how jobs are created in the economy, and now today is he making new promises. promises i will be unable to keep because he admits he will stay on the same path he has been on, and the same course we have been on will not lady to a better destination. president boem, who just spoke in ohio a while ago wrote on cnn.com today saying i think america's prosperity was built on the strength of our middle class. we don't succeed when a few at the top do well while everyone else struggles to get by. we're better off when everyone gets a fair shot. everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules. the man who wants his job, of co
romney told the crowd he is going to work for day one to get americans back to work. he blamed the president's policies for the state of the economy. he said a president has failed to deliver on the promises he made four years ago, like his promise to reach across the aisle and work with republicans. >> instead of bridging the divide he has made it wider. in part it's because he never worked across the aisle before. never understood how jobs are created in the economy, and now today is he...
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barack obama and mitt romney want all of the 18 electoral votes, and while governor mitt romney made the closing argument speech from wisconsin, he is going to be heading ba back to the buckeye state tonight where he will kick off the cross country tour before the big day on tuesday. for the president e's part, it all about the ground game. get out and vote will be the message in three critical cities that are on your map. lima, hilliard and west chester in particular, and hilliard is where he spoke moments ago. have a listen to what he said before this rousing crowd. >> by the way, i think that you may have noticed that everybody is paying a lot of attention to ohio. and rightfully so. this is a choice not just with between two candidates or two parties, but it is a choice between two fundamentally different visions of america. >> our don lemon is live in ohio where he is speaking with a whole lot of voters there in that state, and get a sense of how tight the race is. hello, my friend. i would love to be where you are right now to speak to the people at the center of the election a
barack obama and mitt romney want all of the 18 electoral votes, and while governor mitt romney made the closing argument speech from wisconsin, he is going to be heading ba back to the buckeye state tonight where he will kick off the cross country tour before the big day on tuesday. for the president e's part, it all about the ground game. get out and vote will be the message in three critical cities that are on your map. lima, hilliard and west chester in particular, and hilliard is where he...
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election day is just three days away now. the presidential candidates are making a huge final push in the battleground states. today president obama campaigns in ohio, wisconsin, iowa and virginia. mitt romney stumping in new hampshire, iowa, and colorado. they're running mates are also going nonstop. vice president is in colorado and paul ryan is holding rallies in pennsylvania, virginia, florida, and ohio. so ohio indeed could be the biggest battleground of the election. the race there is very tight. a just released cnn/orc poll shows obama ahead by just three points, well within the margin of error. an nbc/"wall street journal" poll shows a wider gap with obama leading by six points. president obama is about to speak at a rally in mentor, ohio. he is at least in the building, we understand. and so is our white house correspond dan loathian. the president's schedule is packed today. he isn't just campaigning. he is also keeping a close watch on the storm which he says really is his first priority. >> reporter: that's correc
election day is just three days away now. the presidential candidates are making a huge final push in the battleground states. today president obama campaigns in ohio, wisconsin, iowa and virginia. mitt romney stumping in new hampshire, iowa, and colorado. they're running mates are also going nonstop. vice president is in colorado and paul ryan is holding rallies in pennsylvania, virginia, florida, and ohio. so ohio indeed could be the biggest battleground of the election. the race there is...